107 Living Places and Spaces community grants awarded

Date published: 16 March 2022

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has said 107 projects will be funded through the Living Places and Spaces grant scheme.

£750,000 was available for the scheme, which was delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund, from the Minister’s £20million Blue Green Infrastructure Fund.  

Speaking as letters of offer are being sent to successful applicants, Minister Mallon said: 

“I am absolutely delighted with the response to the Living Places and Spaces grant scheme. Local communities have really embraced the essence of what this scheme was set up to do with their ideas for greener, cleaner and healthier environments. 

"A total of £750,000 in grants is going out to the successful applicants across the country. I look forward to seeing the difference this will make on the ground and the many new living walls, allotments, rain gardens, pocket parks and forest trails that will be created.  

"This scheme also demonstrates the benefits of working in partnership with local communities to deliver what they need. Addressing the climate emergency is the responsibility of all of us. By empowering local people to plant trees, manage water, grow vegetables and create areas for active travel, change can happen.” 

Paul Sweeney, The National Lottery Community Fund’s NI Chair said:

“We are delighted to be working in partnership with the Department for Infrastructure to deliver this important programme. The grants that have been awarded  will support communities across Northern Ireland to create greener, safer and more sustainable local spaces.”

Notes to editors: 

  1. Photo caption – Minister Mallon is pictured with Kate Beggs, The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland Director at the launch of the Living Places and Spaces grant scheme in October 2021. 
  2. An initial fund of £500,000 was available for the Living Places and Spaces grant scheme but such was the level of interest a further £250,000 was added to the scheme to bring the total amount available to £750,000.
  3. The Living Places and Spaces fund is being administered on the Department’s behalf by The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland.
  4. Letters of offer are issuing from today to the successful applicants.   A list will be available when the verification process is complete.
  5. All media queries should be directed to the Department for Infrastructure Press Office at: press.office@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
  6. The Executive Information Service operates an out of hours service for media enquiries only between 1800hrs and 0800hrs Monday to Friday and at weekends and public holidays. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110.
  7. Follow the Department on Twitter @deptinfra and on Facebook @DepartmentforInfrastructure.

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